Barrel tile pallet



April 28, 1953 c. PEAVY 2,636,243

BARREL TILE PALLET Filed Dec. 9, 1950 INVENTOR.

CLA/Pf/VCE PM W. BY

ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 28, 1953 "UNITED STATE s aren't lorries 3 Claims.

Thi invention relates generally to improvements in the manufacture of tile products by a continuous operation, and is particularly directed to the manufacture of an improved barrel tile pallet used in the manufacture of roofing tile.

In my copending application Serial No. 199,979 filed December 9, 1950, entitledTile Manufacturing Machine--of which this application is a continuation in part, there is described an improved machine for the manufacturing of tile.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide pallets for the manufacture of barrel tile by a machine utilizing a continuous process operation wherein there are produced barrel tile of superior quality, of lighter weight and whose strength is equal to the tile bein produced presently.

A further object of the present invention is to produce a pallet upon which barrel tile are manufactured, whose inner and outer surfaces are arcs of circles having the same radii so that in the laying of the tile on a roof in the usual manner they fit properly one upon the other leaving no spaces or voids therebetween.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a pallet for barrel tile whereby the tile produced utilizes a smaller quantity of concrete mixture, more commonly known as mud than the presently produced tile thereby resulting in a lesser unit cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the present specification with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings, but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications marl; no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the barrel tile pallet embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an end view elevation of the smaller end of the pallet with the manufactured tile shown thereon in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the larger end of the pallet.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral l designates generally a barrel tile type pallet consisting of an arcuate tapering body portion H made of heavy gauge sheet metal having an enlarged end l2 and a narrow end portion IS. The body l l of the pallet forms an arc of a circle having a constant radius throughout the full length thereof. Along each side of the body I l of the pallet Ill, there is a flange is of varying width, having a, narrow portion it at the large end I2 of the pallet l0 and a wide portion it at the smaller end It of the pallet.

As shown in dotted lines by Figs. 2 and 3 a barrel tile A is formed on the pallet ID, the tile A having its inside and outside arcuate surfaces formed of arcs having constant radii. For this reason when the tiles are being laid on a roof, the barrel tile It! will fit one on the other snugly leaving no voids between the inside surface of one tile and the contacting outside surface of the other tile. As can be seen the tile A is of constant thickness at the crown or top portion thereof, but vary in thickness at the lower ends; this last named thickness is determined by the flange M which varies along the body I! of the pallet l0, being narrower at the larger end of the tile A and wider at the smaller end thereof.

Inasmuch as the strength of the barre1 tile is determined by the pressure it is able to sustain thereon, and that breakage occurs along the ridge or top portion thereof, the tile is made uniform and thickest at that point. The thinner lower portion of the pallet It! results in an economy of material without bringing about any loss of strength necessary of a high grade tile.

Also less concrete mixture is required in making the barrel tile and it is consequently lighter in weight.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exact illustrated example herein set forth, which may obviously be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. A pallet for the manufacture of barrel tile comprising a body having an arcuate surface portion formed of a tapered segment of a'cylinder whereby an edge portion at each side of said surface portion is tapered from one end to the other end thereof, a flange portion mounted along each edge of said surface portion, said flanges each being tapered and decreasing in width from the smaller to the larger surface portion.

2. A pallet for the manufacture of barrel tile comprising an elongated body of constant radii having an opened surface portion formed of a tapered segment of a cylinder, the distance across said opened surface portion being less than the diameter of said cylinder, a straight edge portion contained at each side of said surface portion and tapering from one endto the other end thereof, a flange portion mounted along each straight edge portion of said surface portion, said flanges each being tapered and decreasing in width from the smaller to the larger surface portion in substantially inverse proportion to the distance across said opened surfaceportion. :11;

3. A pallet for themanufactureof barrel tile comprising a body having an arcuate surface portion formed of a tapered segment of a cylinder whereby an edge portion at each side of said surface portion is tapered from one endtfitlie' other end thereof, a tapered flange portion mounted along each edge of said surface portion, said tapered flanges decreasing in width from the smaller to the larger surface portion and being so constructed and arranged that the edges of said tapered flanges are in constant contact relationship with an are described of said cylinder.

CLARENCE PEAVY.

ljumber 5 9 58 

